Dec 28 Short sentence and no deportation for migrant who raped Swedish woman on cruise ship

A rape was committed on board the Tallink cruise ship Baltic Queen on 17 February. A 25-year-old African man has been convicted – but received a severely reduced sentence – since he was fired as a trainee teacher because of the crime.

The man made a pass at the sisters on several occasions during the night. When the sisters had gone to bed, he managed to persuade a maid who did not speak Swedish to unlock their cabin door.

In there, he undressed and laid down behind one sister. The woman woke up in the midst of the rape. She managed to throw him out of the cabin by opening the door and screaming “Out! Out! “.